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Dayanand Medical College is a private medical college and hospital located in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The medical college is affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.
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| Motto | सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः |
|---|---|
| Type | Private Medical School |
| Established | 1964 |
Academic affiliations | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences National Medical Commission |
| Principal | Dr. Sandeep Puri |
Academic staff | 182[1] |
| Students | 768[1] |
| Undergraduates | 470[1] |
| Postgraduates | 213[1] |
| 85[1] | |
| Location | , , India 30°55′00″N 75°50′08″E / 30.916593°N 75.8356562°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
History edit
Dr Banarsi Dass Soni, former Captain in the Indian Military Service, conceived the idea in 1934 and started Arya Medical School in a rented building in Civil Lines, Ludhiana. In 1936, the management of the school was handed over to the Arya Samaj, Saban Bazar, Ludhiana, under the aegis of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Punjab.
In 1964 the Arya Medical School became a full-fledged MBBS College, which came to be known as Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMCH). The management was taken over by Managing Society of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, and industrialist Shri H. R. Dhanda became its founder president.
DMCH was the first hospital in Punjab to set up a dialysis unit in the nephrology service in 1980.
MCI recognition edit
The institution is accredited by the Medical Council of India for the MBBS course as well as several specialty and super-specialty courses.
The college is affiliated to the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab.
Courses offered edit
The school offers MBBS, MD/MS postgraduate, PG diploma courses and super-specialties.
The DMCH College of Nursing operates there.
Hero DMC Heart Institute edit
Since 1 April 2001, the Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI) has provided care to patients with heart and blood vessel disease.
Ranking edit
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| Medical – India | |
| NIRF (2023)[2] | 35 |
| India Today (2020)[3] | 26 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked the institute 35 in the medical category in 2023.[2] The institute was ranked 26 among medical colleges in India in 2020 by India Today.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). DMCH.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Best MEDICAL Colleges 2020: List of Top MEDICAL Colleges 2020 in India". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.